Published 22:22 IST, April 10th 2020

Kiran More reveals MS Dhoni had to overcome THESE problems at the start of his career

Former stumper Kiran More revealed what problems 2011 World Cup-winning skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni had to overcome when he had started his int'l career

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Kiran More has revealed that Mahendra Singh Dhoni had a few issues when he had started his cricketing career at highest level. Dhoni is arguably best Indian captain of all time and to date remains only captain to have won all major ICC trophies which include ICC World T20 2007, ICC Test mace in 2009, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 & ICC Champions Trophy 2013. In addition to all se, MSD has also led India to Asia Cup triumphs in 2010 and 2016 (T20I format) respectively.

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 'He had some problems': Kiran More

During a recent interview with a news daily, Kiran More said that y had seen talent in Mahi but it is his ability to work hard and improve that has made him what he is. Meanwhile, former wicket-keeper batsman also mentioned that 2011 World Cup-winning skipper had some problems when he started out and questions were being asked about his wicket-keeping skills. More n revealed that veteran stumper had worked very hard on his game and kept getting better with every game.

former Chairman of BCCI Selection Committee also added that Dhoni played One Day Internationals post which he went on to play red-ball cricket. However, Test cricket had come up with a lot of challenges for Jharkhand cricketer and when he realized that he had to do a lot of hard work to play Test, it helped in his wicketkeeping skills. More furr added that y wanted to give MS Dhoni more chances as a player cant be judged from just 3-4 games.

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MS Dhoni & IPL 2020

Coming back to Dhoni, he was all set to lead Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2020 tournament opener against defending champions at Wankhede Stadium which was originally supposed to get underway on March 29 but has been tentatively postponed to April 15 due to coronavirus fear. Should 13th edition of IPL take place, n MSD will be hoping to lead 'Yellow Army' to ir fourth IPL title. 

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At same time, Mahi will also be seen on cricket field for first time after that heartbreaking World Cup 2019 semi-final loss at hands of New Zealand in July last year. Ever since that contest, 2011 World Cup-winning skipper has t donned Indian jersey and has also been on a sabbatical from game. 

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22:22 IST, April 10th 2020